By Danny Barrett Jr. University of Mississippi Medical Center

JACKSON – Fall allergy season in Mississippi often follows the uneven path of how long it takes summertime weather to finally blend into fall’s cooler days.

For those most prone to feeling every itch and stifling every sneeze at work, October is the time to double down on managing symptoms for chronic allergy sufferers.

“The key to effective management of allergy symptoms is to prevent or at least minimize them before you become totally miserable,” said Dr. Gailen Marshall, the R. Faser Triplett Sr. MD Chair in Allergy and Immunology at UMMC. “Using over-the-counter medications such as nonsedating antihistamines and intranasal steroids can be highly effective if started as soon as symptoms begin.”

Traditionally, various weed

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